discourse

noun

/ˈdɪskɔːs/

/ˈdɪskɔːrs/

[countable, uncountable] (formal) a long and serious treatment or discussion of a subject in speech or writing论文；演讲
- discourse on something a discourse on issues of gender and sexuality关于性别和性行为的论文
- He was hoping for some lively political discourse at the meeting.他希望在会上听到些生动的政治演讲。
[uncountable] (linguistics语言学) the use of language in speech and writing in order to produce meaning; language that is studied, usually in order to see how the different parts of a text are connected语篇；话语
- spoken/written discourse口头／书面语篇
- discourse analysis语篇分析

词源late Middle English (denoting the process of reasoning): from Old French discours, from Latin discursus ‘running to and fro’ (in medieval Latin: ‘argument’), from the verb discurrere, from dis- ‘away’ + currere ‘to run’; the verb influenced by French discourir.

discourse

verb

/dɪsˈkɔːs/

/dɪsˈkɔːrs/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they discourse	/dɪsˈkɔːs/ /dɪsˈkɔːrs/
he / she / it discourses	/dɪsˈkɔːsɪz/ /dɪsˈkɔːrsɪz/
past simple discoursed	/dɪsˈkɔːst/ /dɪsˈkɔːrst/
past participle discoursed	/dɪsˈkɔːst/ /dɪsˈkɔːrst/
-ing form discoursing	/dɪsˈkɔːsɪŋ/ /dɪsˈkɔːrsɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs